Salma Hayek Biography
Salma Hayek is an American and Mexican actress and film producer known for her roles in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) and the romantic drama El Callejón de los Milagros (1995), which received an Ariel Award nomination. Hayek attended Catholic school in New Orleans and later studied international relations at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. She gained recognition from television producers in Mexico City, who cast her in the Mexican daytime drama Teresa (1989).
Salma moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to pursue a film career, and was noticed by director Robert Rodriguez after playing a small part in Mi vida loca (1993). She was cast in Desperado (1995) alongside Antonio Banderas, which catapulted her to stardom. Salma also appeared in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), a gory vampire film co-starring George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino.
Hayek received an Emmy Award for outstanding direction for her inspirational drama, Dogma.
Age
Salma Hayek, born on September 2, 1966, in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, is 57 years old as of 2023 and is a Virgo, marking her birthday every year.
Height
Hayek is an average-sized woman with a height of 5 feet 1 inch and a weight of around 60 kg or 132 lbs, with body measurements of 38-26-36 cm.
Salma Hayek Family
Hayek, born to Sami Hayek Domínguez and Diana Jiménez in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, is of Lebanese and Spanish descent. Her father owns an industrial-equipment firm and is an oil company executive. Hayek describes herself as fifty-fifty Lebanese and fifty-fifty Spanish, with her great-grandparents being from Spain. She has a younger brother named Sami, a furniture designer. Salma was raised in a wealthy Catholic family and studied at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, but was diagnosed with dyslexia at age 12.
Hayek Husband, Spouse
Salma confirmed her engagement to French billionaire François-Henri Pinault on March 9, 2007, and their pregnancy. They tied the knot in 2009 and renewed their vows in Venice, Italy. Hayek gave birth to their daughter on September 21, 2007, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. She still believes in Jesus Christ and God.
Salma Hayek Daughter
Valentina Paloma Pinault, her daughter, was born in Los Angeles, California, on September 21, 2007, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Salma Hayek Educational Background
Salma went to a Catholic school in New Orleans before continuing her studies in international affairs at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. She does yoga and attends Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment.
Salma Hayek Net Worth
As of 2024, Hayak’s projected net worth is $200 million, based on many web sources. Many thanks to her prosperous acting and producing career.
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